Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1910-02-10
- Day of Death1960-10-06 (50 years)
- Place of BirthPrinceton, Illinois, USA
- Also Known AsWilliam Henry Mesenkop
Douglas Spencer
Biography
Douglas Spencer (born July 4, 1910 – March 5, 1960) was an American actor, best known for his roles in classic science fiction films and film noirs during the 1940s and 1950s. Spencer was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was drawn to the entertainment industry early on and began his career in theater before transitioning to films. He often played characters with a tough, no-nonsense edge,...Read More
Acting Career
- 1961
The Sins of Rachel Cade
As: Doctor Bikel
- 1959
The Rebel
As: Joe Shandell
- 1959
The Twilight Zone
As: 1st Martian
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Alonzo McFadden
- 1959
The Diary of Anne Frank
As: Kraler
- 1958
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
As: Marshal Fred Woodruff
- 1958
Saddle the Wind
As: Hemp Scribner
- 1957
The Three Faces of Eve
As: Mr. Black
1957Short Cut to Hell
As: Train Conductor
1957Omar Khayyam
As: Pigeon Keeper
1957The Unholy Wife
As: Judge
1956Man from Del Rio
As: Sheriff Jack Tillman
1956Wire Service
As: Mason
1956Pardners
As: Smith
1955A Man Alone
As: Henry Slocum
1955The Kentuckian
As: Frome Brother (uncredited)
1955This Island Earth
As: The Monitor of Metaluna
1955Smoke Signal
As: Garode
1955The Millionaire
As: Joe Brock
1954The Raid
As: Rev. Douglas
- 1954
River of No Return
As: Sam Benson
1953Houdini
As: Simms
- 1953
Shane
As: Axel 'Swede' Shipstead
1953Trouble Along the Way
As: Father Procurator aka George
1953The Glass Wall
As: Inspector Bailey
1953She's Back on Broadway
As: Lew Ludlow
1952Monkey Business
As: Dr. Brunner
1952Untamed Frontier
As: Clayton Vance
1952Something to Live For
As: Joey (uncredited)
1951Warpath
As: Kelso
1951Come Fill the Cup
As: Ike Bashaw
1951A Place in the Sun
As: Boatkeeper (uncredited)
- 1951
The Thing from Another World
As: Ned 'Scotty' Scott
1951The Redhead and The Cowboy
As: Perry (Union agent)
1950Union Station
As: Stationmaster (uncredited)
1950Father of the Bride
As: Fritz the Organist (uncredited)
1949My Friend Irma
As: Interior Decorator (uncredited)
1949The Heiress
As: Minister (uncredited)
1949Trapped
As: Sam Hooker (uncredited)
1949Red, Hot and Blue
As: Actor in Theatre Group (uncredited)
1949Follow Me Quietly
As: Phony Judge
1949It Happens Every Spring
As: Train Conductor (uncredited)
1949Bride of Vengeance
As: False Physician
1949Alias Nick Beal
As: Henry T. Finch
1948Night Has a Thousand Eyes
As: Dr. Ramsdell
1948The Sainted Sisters
As: Townsman (uncredited)
1948The Big Clock
As: Bert Finch
1947Adventure Island
As: Prisoner sharing cell with Herrick and Lochlin (uncredited)
1946The Dark Corner
As: Deli Customer (uncredited)
- 1945
The Lost Weekend
As: Hospital Patient Seeing Imaginary Beetles (uncredited)
1945Kitty
As: Guest (uncredited)
1945Incendiary Blonde
As: New Years Eve Party Patron (uncredited)
- 1944
Double Indemnity
As: Lou Schwartz (uncredited)
1943Princess O'Rourke
As: Pilot (uncredited)
1942Fall In
As: Military Policeman
1942A Date with the Falcon
As: Witness at Accident (uncredited)
1941The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
As: Hotel Guest
1941Lady Scarface
As: Police Secretary
1940Little Nellie Kelly
As: Policeman in Dance Line (uncredited)
1940Christmas in July
As: Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)
1940Men Against the Sky
As: Mechanic
1940Lucky Partners
As: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1939Allegheny Uprising
As: Prisoner in Irons
1939The Day the Bookies Wept
As: Auction Spectator (uncredited)